{"id":255129,"date":"2026-05-25T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/pope-says-ai-must-be-disarmed-to-prevent-domination-exclusion-and-death-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:35:15","slug":"pope-says-ai-must-be-disarmed-to-prevent-domination-exclusion-and-death-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/pope-says-ai-must-be-disarmed-to-prevent-domination-exclusion-and-death-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope says AI must be \u2018disarmed\u2019 to prevent domination, exclusion, and death | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope says AI must be \u2018disarmed\u2019 to prevent domination, exclusion, and death | News<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-25 12:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Leo, in his first encyclical, insists ownership of AI data must not be left solely in private hands.<\/p>\n

Published On 25 May 2026<\/span>25 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV has called for the \u201cdisarming\u201d of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that \u201cnew forms of slavery\u201d are tied to its rise.<\/p>\n

The Catholic Church leader warned on Monday against \u201ca race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets,\u201d driven by \u201cthe desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance\u201d.<\/p>\n

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His concerns regarding AI were presented in his first encyclical, titled \u201cMagnifica Humanitas\u201d (Magnificent Humanity), in person at the Vatican. Encyclicals are one of the highest forms of teaching from a pontiff to the church\u2019s 1.4 billion members.<\/p>\n

Leo insisted that ownership of AI data must not be left solely in private hands, called for policymakers to protect the rights of workers and keep children safe from the technology, and urged the cooling of competition between AI companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating,\u201d Leo said.<\/p>\n

The Catholic leader continued by calling for \u201crobust \u2060legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI now demands to be disarmed, freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion, and death,\u201d he said. \u201cLike nuclear energy, it must be at the service of all and of the common good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s highly anticipated text, spanning nearly 43,000 words, has been in the works nearly since Leo\u2019s election as pope a little more than a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u2018Push in better direction\u2019<\/h2>\n

Pope Leo presented the encyclical alongside AI experts, including Christopher Olah, co-founder of US giant Anthropic.<\/p>\n

Anthropic is embroiled in a legal battle with the United States military after opposing the use of its technology for lethal autonomous…<\/p>\n

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